Maximilian Aue CV

January 26, 2005

Personal: Maximilian A.E. Aue

Born Oct. 21, 1942, in Vienna, Austria

Present Address: 1419 Cornell Rd. NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30306

Education:

Ph.D German, Stanford University, Spring 1973

M.A. German, Stanford University, Spring 1965

B.A. German, University of Virginia, Spring 1964

Elementary and Secondary Education in Vienna, Austria

(Matura: 1960)

Master’s Thesis: “Venedig im Werk Rainer Maria Rilkes”

Dissertation: Novalis und Musil: Eine Untersuchung der romantischen

Elemente im Werk Robert Musils.

Publications:

Books: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bemerkungen über die

Philosophie der Psychologie, vol. II. Oxford: Blackwell,

1980. (Translator)

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Letzte Schriften über die
Philosophie der Psychologie, vol. I. Oxford: Blackwell,
1982. (Translator)

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Letzte Schriften über diePhilosophie der Psychologie, vol. II. Oxford: Blackwell, 1992. (Translator)

Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Big Typescript: TS 213, German-English Scholars’ Edition, Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. (Translator and editor)

Articles: “Natur und Geometrie: Eine Anmerkung zu G.F.Jonkes Roman Geometrischer Heimatroman” MLN 90 (1975), 696-702.

“Die Ablehnung romantischer Vorstellungen von Liebe, Natur und Tod in Robert Musils Drei Frauen.” Modern Austrian Literature (1976) Nr.2, 240-54.

“Musil und die Romantik: Einige grundsätzliche Überlegungen”, in Sprachästhetische Sinnvermittlung, Ed. D. Farda. Frankfurt/Main: Lang, 1982, 125-34.

“Systematische Innerlichkeit: Überlegungen zu Georg Büchners und Peter Schneiders ‘Lenz’”. Sprachkunst 15 (1984) vol.1, 68-80.

“Das ‘Prinzip der kleinsten Schritte’: Musil und das‘ungelöste Problem des Naturalismus’” Musil-Forum, 13-14 (1987- 88), 34-45.

Translation: Ludwig Wittgenstein, “Philosophie”, Synthese, 87 (1991), 3-22.

“Vivisektion mit Herz: Georg Kreislers ‘Der Tod, das muß ein Wiener sein,’” Protokolle. (1991) Vol. 2, 85-92.

Translation: Manfred Riedel, “Die ‘wundersame Doppelnatur’ der Philosophie: Nietzsches Bestimmung der ursprünglich griechischen Denkerfahrung” [“The ‘Woundrous Double Nature’ of Philosophy: Nietzsche’s Definition of the Original Experience of Thinking Among the Greeks”], Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal , 15 (1991) Nr. 2, 31-48.

“Zwischen Mystik und Photographie: Zum Erinnerungsbegriff bei Hofmannsthal”. Festschrift for Arthur Evans. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1993.

“Subversive Restauration: Zur ‘Neubelebung’ Goldonis und der commedia dell’arte bei Fritz v. Herzmanovsky-Orlando.”Modern Austrian Literature, 26 (1993) Nr. 3-4, 33-44.

“Bewältigung und Einbindung?: Zum eigenartigen Schicksal des Saul Silber in Barbara Frischmuths ‘Mystifikationen der Sophie Silber’.” Modern Austrian Literature 27 (1994) Nr. 3-4, 95-106. “Offenheit und Eklektik - aber wie? Gedanken zum Problem der Wertung innerhalb einer neuen österreichischen Literaturgeschichte,” in: Daviau, Donald G. and Arlt, Herbert (ed.) Geschichte der österreichischen Literatur, St. Ingbert: Röhrig Universitätsverlag, 1996, Teil I, 199-206.

Book Reviews: Dietmar Goltschnigg, Mystische Tradition im Roman Robert

Musils: Martin Bubers “Ekstatische Konfessionen” im “Mann ohne Eigenschaften, Heidelberg: L. Stiehm, 1974. Modern Austrian Literature 10 (1977) Nr. 2, 148-150.

G.F. Jonke, Der Ferne Klang, Salzburg: Residenz, 1979. Modern Austrian Literature 15 (1982) Nr. 1, 152-154.

Gerhart Baumann, Robert Musil: Ein Entwurf, Bern: Francke, 1981. The German Quarterly 57 (1984) 327-329.

Willi Feld, Funktionale Satire durch Zitieren in Robert Musils “Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften”. Diss. Münster, 1978. Musil-Forum, 11-12 (1985-86), 261-264.

Kathleen O’Connor, Robert Musil and the Tradition of the German Novelle, Riverside, CA: Ariadne Press, 1992. German Quarterly 69 (1996) Nr. 4, 451-452.

Christoph Hoffmann, “Der Dichter am Apparat”: Medientechnik, Experimentalpsychologie und Texte Robert Musils 1899-1942 München: Fink, 1977. German Quarterly 73 (2000) Nr. 2, 216 -217.

Theo Buck, Vorschein der Apokalypse: Zum Thema des Ersten Weltkriegs bei Georg Trakl, Robert Musil und Karl Kraus. Tübingen: Stauffenburg, 2001. In: Modern Austrian Literature, 35, Nr. 3/4 (2002) pp. 123-125.

Publications Translation: Wilhelm Dilthey, “Beiträge zur Lösung accepted: der Frage vom Ursprung unseres Glaubens an die Realität der Außenwelt und ihrem Recht”. Finished and accepted contribution to the Dilthey project Bochum.

Papers read: “Musil und die Romantik: Einige grundsätzliche Überlegungen”. Robert-Musil-Symposion, Berlin, 1980.

“Otto Wagner”. Invited lecture on the occasion of the Otto Wagner exhibit at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1988.

“Vivisektion mit Herz: Georg Kreislers ‘Der Tod, das muß ein Wiener sein”. Fifth Annual Symposium on Austrian Literature and Culture, Univ. of California at Riverside, 1990.

“Moment und ‘ausgewählter Augenblick’: Zur Funktion der Erinnerung in Hugo von Hofmannsthals Der Schwierige”. SAMLA Conference, Tampa, FL, 1990.

“Mozart”. Invited lecture in connection with the observance of the 200th anniversary of Mozart’s death. Emory Univ., 1991

“Im Vorhof zur Utopie: Zur Umfunktionierung eines traditionellen Venedigdiskurses in der Zwischenkriegszeit.” Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, 1992.

“Subversive Restauration: Zur ‘Neubelebung’ Goldonis und der commedia dell’ arte bei Fritz v. Herzmanovsky-Orlando.” Eighth Annual Symposium on Austrian Literature and Culture, Univ. of California at Riverside, 1993.

“Bewältigung und Einbindung?: Zum eigenartigen Schicksal des Saul Silber in Barbara Frischmuths Mystifikationen der Sophie Silber .” Ninth Annual Symposium on Austrian Literature and Culture, Univ. of California at Riverside, 1994.

“Literaturverständnis als Prüfstein disziplinärer Grenzziehungen?”. Eighteenth Annual Conference of the German Studies Association, Dallas, TX, 1994.

“Offenheit und Eklektik” Zum Problem der Wertung innerhalb einer neuen österreichischen Literaturgeschichte.” Tenth Annual Symposium on Twentieth-Century Austrian Literature and Culture, University of California at Riverside, April 19-23, 1995.

“Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Selbstverlusts: Zu Ger- hard Roths Winterreise”. ACTFL Convention, Dallas, TX, November 18-21, 1999.

“Von der ‘Komödie von deutscher Seele’ zur Tragödie von österreichischer Wirklichkeit: Zu Thomas Bernhards Auseinandersetzung mit dem Nationalsozialismus”. SAMLA Convention, Birmingham, AL, Nov. 10-12, 2000.

“Politik als literarischer Katalysator?: Zu den Formen literarischer Vergangenheitsdarstellungen vor und nach dem österreichischen ‘Bedenkjahr’” . Conference: “Austrian Writers Confront the Past”, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. April 12-14, 2002.

“Das Verlassen des Festlands: Zur Problematisierung österreichischer Identität in Sabine Grubers Aushäusige. Annual Meeting of the Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association, University if Vermont, April 10-13, 2003.

Projects: Book: “Von der ‘Bildung der Erde’ zur ‘geistigen Bewältigung der Welt’”.

Monograph: “An der Schwelle zur Utopie: Zum deutschprachigen literarischen Venedigbild im 20. Jahrhundert.”

Article: “Im Vorhof zur Utopie: Zur Umfunktionierung eines traditionellen Venedigdiskurses der Zwischenkriegszeit.” Under consideration by Colloquia Germanica.

Teaching Experience:

Summer 1965, 1967: Visiting Lecturer at the Univer- sity of Virginia

1965-67: Teaching Assistant at Stanford University

1968-75: Instructor and Assistant Professor at Emory University

1975- : Associate Professor at Emory University

Summers 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995: Visiting Professor at the Universiy of Linz ( Austria).

Aside from courses in elementary and intermediate German (including courses on translation into German), I have taught a variety of literature courses dealing with periods from the 18th through the 20th century both on the graduate and on the undergraduate level. These courses covered topics such as:
German Romanticism; German Romanticism and French
Symbolism; Lyric poetry in France and Germany from the “Pleiade” to the present; The German experimental novel of the late 20s and the late 60s; The pre-WWII Euro- pean experimental novel; Franz Grillparzer; Thomas Mann; Robert Musil; German literary modernism; German literature from 1890-1945; The German radio play; 20th century Austrian literature; Contemporary German Litera- ture; The fin de siècle language crisis; German-Jewish literature); Theory and methods of comparative literature; German Fairytales; German Humor; The “Heimat” Concept. Individualized and non-traditional Teaching: proposed and then (co-)taught interdisciplinary Freshman Seminar entitled “The German Schizophrenia” four times between Fall 1970 and Spring 1973; Participated in team teaching of “Europe Between the Wars”

Spring 1981 and 1988.

In connection with Emory’s Summer Study in Vienna, on several occasions, I taught courses on German drama based on plays being performed at that time in the city.

Aside from teaching regular courses, I have overseen numerous graduate and undergraduate directed studies on various aspects of German literature, philosophy and cultural history.

In addition, I have (co-)directed honors theses in Emory College; and Master’s theses, and dissertations in the ILA and in the Program in Comparative Literature.

Areas of Early and late 19th century (fin de siècle) German

Specialization: literature 20th century German and Austrian literature German Romanticism Litarary reception ( Italy in German literature)

Areas of Franco-German literary relations

Competence: Comparative literature (theory)

German radio play

Experimental novel

German literary history

Jewish-German literature

Austrian cultural history

Fellowships: Woodrow Wilson Graduate Fellowship 1964-65

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship 1967-68

Research Committee Grant to go Cambridge, England,

Spring, 1976

Research Committee Grant to go to Vienna, Austria and

Venice, Italy, late Spring, 1980

ACLS Travel Grant to go to Berlin, Germany, Fall, 1980

Release time to attend Luce seminar, Spring 1996

Departmental Service: Initiated experimental introduction of content-based language instruction on first and second year levels (1998/99).

Introduction (with a former colleague) of the still current “communicative” method of teaching beginning German.

Films and Special Events 1973-76

Chair of German Department 1976-79

Chair of German Division 1980-81; 1982-83; 1985-86; 1986-87.

Chair, Department of German Studies 1998-2001

Coordinator of beginning German 1968-79

Initiator and Organizer of Summer Abroad Program now in its thirtieth year

Director of Spring Quarter in Vienna, Spring 1975

Director of Summer terms in Vienna, Summers 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993; 2002 (1 term)

Preparation of Handbook for Graduate Students, 1986-87

Coordinator of Visiting Professor Program (German Studies)

since 1988.

Interruption of Sabbatical leave to contribute to establishment of semester- or year-long undergraduate study opportunities in Germany and Austria. Visited “Institute of European Studies” Centers in Freiburg, Berlin and Vienna to check for their suitability as Emory study abroad programs (Nov. 26 - Dec. 6, 1996). Advisor to Majors 1976-81; 1982-83; 1985-86; 1986-87; 1998/99; 2000/01; 2001/02; 2002/03

German Studies search committee 2001/02; 2004/05

Comparative Literature search committee 2001/02

University Advisor to Freshmen and Sophmores 1971-80; Freshman Service: Seminar 1982/83, 1986/87

Associate faculty member of the Institute of Liberal Arts, Emory University 1973-94

Consultant and negotiator of exchange between Emory School of Business Administration and Joh. Kepler University, Linz, Austria; member of selection committee

International Network, Emory University 1989-2006

Associate faculty member of The Literature Program 1993-2001

Associate faculty member of Comp. Lit. Dept. 1993-2006

Advisor to L’Association International des Edudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales 1981-88

Fulbright Advisor, 1990-96; 1997/98

Selection committee for Visiting German Studies Professor 1989-2006

Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Comparative Literature (2005/06).

Committees: Chair, Educational Policy Committee 1981-84

Academic Standards 1978-79

ILA Financial Aid and Admissions Committee 1975-76

Head of Committee Z, AAUP 1977-78

Admissions and Scholarship 1977-78

Executive Committee of Modern Languages and Classics Department 1979-81; 1986-87

Mellon Fellow Search Committee 1977-78

ILA Executive Committee 1981-82

College Executive Committee 1981-84; 1991-94

Selection Committee, German Studies Program, 1982-85

Selection Committee, German Studies Professor, 1989; 1991-2003

Executive Committee for Language Literature and Culture 1991-93

Chair, Grievance Committee, 1991-94

Executive Committee,Comparative Literature 1998-2006

Humanities Council 1998/99; 1999/2000; 2000/01

University Senate 2000/01 - 2002/03

Faculty Council 2000/01 - 2002/03

Emory Scholars Selection Committee 2005

Professiona lOrganizations: MLA; SAMLA; AATG; ACSAL; Internationale Robert Musil Gesellschaft; AAUP; Internationale Nestroy-Gesellschaft

Professional Service: Chaired Sections at Georgia Symposium 1983, 1984

Instructor at total immersion seminar for German teachers, Unicoi State Park, Summer 1980

Moderator, German Studies Conference, Emory University, Fall, 1988

Co-organizer of Second German Studies Colloquium, “Literature at its Own Funeral?” Emory University, March 23-25, 1995.

Attended the Colloque International Strasbourg on “Identité(s) Autrichienne(s): Littérature dans le context de Robert Musil”, Nov. 29, 1996 Moderator at conference on “Violence and Representation”, Emory University, February 20-21, 1998.

Attended ADFL Summer Seminar East for new Chairs in N.Y. City, June 4-6, 1998.

Directed one-day session on contemporary Austrian literature at the annual summer seminar of the “Consortium for German in the Southeast” at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN, June 22, 1998

Elected as program secretary in the executive committee of the “German III” group of the South Atlantic Modern

Language Association (SAMLA), November 6, 1998.

Organizer and Chair of the German III session at the Convention of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, November 10-12, 2000.

Executive Committee, German III session at the Convention of the South Atlantic Modern Language Associaton, November 9-11, 2001.

Executive Committee, German III session at the Convention of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, November 15-17, 2002.

Chair of Nominations, German III session at the Convention of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, November 2003

Occasional reader for Modern Austrian Literature and seminar.

Attended the 30th and 31st “Internationale Nestroy-Gespräche” on “‘Nur keck!’ oder Zwei vor und Eins zurück?” (June 2004) and “Raimund und Nestroy im kulturellen Gedächtnis” (July 2005).